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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 6h

Plot holes and cliches abound. And then after hundreds of pages of trauma that you hope is leading SOMEWHERE, it just ends abruptly with a neat, little bow. It’s getting rave reviews but I don’t see it.#booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 6h

And hoo boy, the rather graphic, sexually violent language he used to proclaim his TERFdom is very much alive and well in The Elements. I can only describe it as trauma porn. And despite having loved The Heart’s Invisible Furies, I’m starting to doubt that he’s even a good writer.

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 6h

Book 39 of 2025
The Elements by John Boyne
2.5/5

I almost didn’t read this book. I was shocked this summer when Boyne proudly revealed himself to be a TERF. I removed the book from my TBR. But then a friend was reading it and asked my opinion so I thought, Ugh fine, I’ll get it from the library.

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 2d

Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb

Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 4d

The Correspondent!

Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 4d

October 2025 StoryGraph wrap-up #booksky

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John 🏳️‍🌈 @thejwq.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Kim,

1. There’s absolutely gravity on the moon

2. It’s not flying, it’s moving from the inertia of being stuck into the ground

3. The boots in the museum were worn inside the boots that were worn in the surface

4. The sun is up, stars aren’t visible when the sun is up

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Randy Taradash @randymt.bsky.social · 7d

Well this was a pick me up this week! And I was at work so don’t judge my clothes while Ms. Baranski was the picture of taste and elegance (as always!). 😍😍

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 7d

❤️❤️❤️

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 9d

I already have books 39 (John Lewis’ memoir) and 40 (Boyne’s The Elements being transferred off my library’s waitlist as we speak). After that, I’m always open to suggestions to add to my very long TBR!

Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 9d

Book 38 of 2025
Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
4/5
This was the first Kingfisher book I’ve read and it was…fine. Light and engaging but ultimately pretty forgettable. I’m not mad at it but I wouldn’t go out of my way to seek out more by this author. #booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 10d

The Godfather!

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 14d

Definitely something we will be getting used to from her on out 😬

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 15d

Book 37 of 2025
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
5/5
This might be my favorite fiction of 2025. Just an extraordinary work. It’s told in letters written and received by a woman in her 70s and it’s just so human. I can’t recommend it enough. #booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 17d

I loved it!

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 17d

Book 36 of 2025
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
5/5
I put off reading this book because I didn’t know if I had the emotional capacity to read about grave injustices at this particular time but I’m so glad I finally read it. Bryan Stevenson is a true American hero. #booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 17d

The Pink Panther

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 19d

Baking! 🤤

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 22d

FYI, there are references to SA but the scenes are not depicted in the book

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 22d

Book 35 of 2025
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
4.75/5
I *loved* this book. It’s a dystopic alternate history set in the UK in the 1970s. It’s dark and mysterious and weird and sometimes a little funny and surprisingly tender. Highly recommend. #booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 29d

Highly recommend having your phone by your side so you can look up clips of some of the people and performances he lovingly describes.#booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · 29d

Book 34 of 2025
A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib
4.5/5
Since Abdurraqib is a poet, this book can best be described as an ode to Black culture. It’s beautifully written and endlessly fascinating.

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · Oct 7

They look good! Just added both to my TBR

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · Oct 1

September 2025 StoryGraph wrap up #booksky

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Kelly Cornax @kellycornaxreads.bsky.social · Oct 1

Book 33 of 2025
Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
4.25/5
I went in with no expectations and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a fun, quick read with some tears and some laughs. It never gets too deep but sometimes that hits the spot! #booksky

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